Public administration
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Public administration /management
resources at the Lloyd Sealy Library
(NOTE: if you are researching criminal justice policy, you may also be interested in the criminal justice resources guide)
Reference books in the library
(All shelved in the reference area, which is on the upper floor of the library, near the reference desk).
Handbook of public administration Reference JF 1351 .H275 2007
Encyclopedia of public administration and public policy. 2nd edition. Reference JK 9 .E524 2008
Research methods in public administration and nonprofit management Reference JF 1338 .A2 M38 2002
Handbook of comparative and developmental public administration Reference JF 1351 .H267 2001
Encyclopedia of federal agencies and commissions Reference JK 9 .4536 2004
Federal agency profiles for students Reference JK 421 .F42 1999
Cultures of the states: a handbook on the effectiveness of state governments Reference JK 2408 .F79 2003
Municipal yearbook Reference JS 344 .L5 A24
Annual editions: State and local government Reference JK 2403 .S682
Ideas in action: a guide to local government innovation JS 344 .C5 G94
Mayors management report. City of New York. Reference JS 1234 .A1M38 (also on web).
Local and regional government information: how to find it, how to use it. Reference JK 2408. I56 2005
To identify other books, search the library catalog, CUNY+
Some journals
American review of public administration
Journal of public administration research and theory
Public administration (London)
All of the journals to which we have an electronic subscription are listed here. All of the journals that are owned by the library in printed format are listed in the library catalog, CUNY+.
Identifying journal articles:
Public Administration Abstracts is a dabase which indexes journal articles. Search this database to find out what articles have been written on your topic. Choose keywords describing you topic carefully, e.g. private prisons, privatizing prisons, prison administration and privatization, prisons and privatization, prison* and privat* ...
The library also provides access to other databases for public administration / management, listed alphabetically.
Internet sites chosen by the librarians
Internet sites for public administration / management. You might also be interested in the government links and the criminal justice and criminal justice agencies links.
